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Winston, Missouri
Village
Location of Winston, Missouri
Location of Winston, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Daviess
Area
 • Total 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
 • Land 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 229
 • Density 743.51/sq mi (286.85/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64689
Area code(s) 660
FIPS code 29-80548
GNIS feature ID 2399723

Winston is a village in southwestern Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census.

History

Winston-depot
Rock Island Railroad depot that was allegedly robbed by the James-Younger Gang in which a clerk was killed. Frank James stood trial for the robbery and was acquitted in a highly publicized trial in nearby Gallatin.

Winston was originally called Crofton's Depot, and under the latter name was laid out in 1871 when the railroad was extended to that point. Other early variant names were "Winstonville" and "Emporia". The present name is after F. K. Winston, a railroad official. A post office called Winstonville was established in 1872, the name was changed to Emporia in 1879, and changed once more to Winston in 1885.

Geography

Winston is located in southwest Daviess County on US Route 69. Gallatin is approximately ten miles to the east along Route 69 and Cameron is ten miles to the southwest in the northeastern corner of Clinton County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2), all land.

Climate

Winston has a humid continental climate with very cold, snowy winters, and warm-to-hot, wet and humid summers in which much of the seasonal precipitation falls as thunderstorms. The hottest recorded temperature is 106 °F on August 19, 2003, while the record low temperature is −23 °F on December 23, 1989. Temperatures drop below freezing (32 °F) on an average of 100 days a year. Sub-zero Fahrenheit temperatures occur on average 7 days per year. Temperatures reach 90 °F or higher on an average of 24 days a year, and temperatures over 100 °F four days a year.

Climate data for Winston, Missouri
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71
(22)
76
(24)
86
(30)
91
(33)
92
(33)
97
(36)
105
(41)
106
(41)
98
(37)
94
(34)
81
(27)
71
(22)
106
(41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 34.9
(1.6)
40.2
(4.6)
52.1
(11.2)
63.3
(17.4)
72.8
(22.7)
82.0
(27.8)
86.4
(30.2)
85.4
(29.7)
77.2
(25.1)
65.4
(18.6)
51.2
(10.7)
37.6
(3.1)
62.4
(16.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 15.9
(−8.9)
19.7
(−6.8)
30.2
(−1.0)
40.8
(4.9)
51.6
(10.9)
61.3
(16.3)
66.0
(18.9)
63.9
(17.7)
54.2
(12.3)
42.2
(5.7)
31.0
(−0.6)
19.1
(−7.2)
41.3
(5.2)
Record low °F (°C) −16
(−27)
−18
(−28)
−12
(−24)
17
(−8)
30
(−1)
42
(6)
51
(11)
44
(7)
32
(0)
21
(−6)
−4
(−20)
−23
(−31)
−23
(−31)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.11
(28)
1.16
(29)
2.61
(66)
3.49
(89)
4.82
(122)
4.22
(107)
4.25
(108)
3.78
(96)
4.42
(112)
3.14
(80)
2.42
(61)
1.59
(40)
37.01
(940)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.7
(9.4)
4.9
(12)
1.6
(4.1)
0.1
(0.25)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.7
(1.8)
4.6
(12)
15.6
(40)

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 304
1890 470 54.6%
1900 457 −2.8%
1910 257 −43.8%
1920 339 31.9%
1930 314 −7.4%
1940 381 21.3%
1950 278 −27.0%
1960 236 −15.1%
1970 189 −19.9%
1980 246 30.2%
1990 251 2.0%
2000 247 −1.6%
2010 259 4.9%
2020 229 −11.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 259 people, 95 households, and 69 families living in the village. The population density was 835.5 inhabitants per square mile (322.6/km2). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 358.1 per square mile (138.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 95 households, of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 11.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the village was 35.5 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

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